The Traveling Chicas

Jun 7, 2012

Workouts in the desert are sweeter!

When you travel working out doubles as an amazing way to explore your new surroundings! On our second morning we woke up in beautiful Huacachina, Peru. Colleen and I were anxious to hit the sand dunes and after a 30 minute run through the desert our workout got creative. Here are some moves that will make you sweat, no gym necessary :)!

Dips: 15 Reps

Side Plank or Plank: Hold for 1 minute in between all sets

Incline push-ups: 10 Reps

Decline push-ups with leg raise: 10 Reps on each leg

Bridges: 30 Reps

Wall sits with toe-raise: Hold for 1 minute

Lunges

Abs-heals to the sky: 25 Reps

Repeat 2-3 times & enjoy :)

May 29, 2012

Always good to follow the news....

By Leen

Today, we learned Cusco is actually in a state of emergency- don´t worry mom´s we are ok and about to head to the Inca Trail in a day. Check out the link below. We actually drove by these protestors today on our way to rafting and nothing seemed to be too out of control. We did hear this was effecting bus and flights as people are trying to leave the area but fortunately we have booked our flight from Cusco to Lima in advance. So no worries, I just hope Cusco can go back to a state of peace as soon as possible.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18245924

White Water Rafting.... Yeahhhhh Buddyyy

By Leen

Today the Megs and I went on quite the adventure, white water rafting down the Urubamba River. The sun was hot and our attire was even hotter (full wet suits, a yellow pullover that we really didn´t know the purpose of -minus ruining any chance of tanning our arms, and big puffy life jackets that had a slight fowl smell). Apparently the French dug our look as one called as Sexy ladies as we posed for a pre-rafting pic. When it came to selecting our rafting partners, we made it a point to grab the 3 men standing near us solely for the purpose that we wanted them to do most the paddling. Fortunately, not only were they great paddlers but they were also great company! Our guide Americo, who only fell on me twice throughout the adventure, was a great instructor and took fabulous pics (to be posted soon). He was almost always encouraging except for when the left side (Meg, Meg, and David) seemed to get distracted. After two hours or so of rafting through up to level 3 rapids, we were fed a delicious lunch with tea, soup, amazing bread, some chicken and veggies- I swear it was better than it sounds. The day finally ended with zip lining across the river. Meg C was the brave one to do it -I opted to stay on land and admire all of our very attractive guides. They didn´t speak the best English but we had a great convo about veggies haha. Another wonderful day spent traveling con mi chicas ;)

May 26, 2012

Lake Titicaca

By Meg C

Hola!

This morning, we woke up pretty early in Puno to catch our 9am bus to tour the Floating Islands (Uros) in Lake Titicaca. What an amazing experience. There are approximately 50 floating islands that house about 2,000 people. These islands are made of floating reeds that are anchored to the bottom of the lake. All structures on the islands are also made of reeds.We were able to tour one of the islands and meet the lovely family that lived there. We even took a mini tour of the islands on the familys Reed Boat. So cool!

The family was so welcoming and even invited us into their homes. They had a little church and even a bar/restaurant.

My words dont do it justice. Pictures to follow!

PS excuse the punctuation. Working on a Spanish keyboard isnt the easiest ;)

Off to Cusco tomorrow morning!

May 22, 2012

Banana's Adventure

We have a few hours to kill before our dune buggy and sandboarding tour so we are poolside at our amazing hostel Banana's Adventure. Huacachina is completely surrounded by giant walls of sand dunes. We are all in complete awe of this place. It's spectacular!